Chemical distributor Univar Inc. has named J. Erik Fyrwald as president and chief executive effective May 7, 2012. Fyrwald, age 52, is currently president of Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies that merged with Nalco i…

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has named Kyle James general manager of glycols. In this newly created position, James will oversee commercial operations of the glycols business, including sales of propylene glycol, glycerin and co-product strea…

Micro Powders, Inc. has appointed Deena Strauss Kornblau vice president - director of sales and marketing. In this position, Strauss Kornblau will oversee all matters concerning sales for both the Industrial and Personal Care Divisions across domesti…

TZ Minerals International (TZMI) has appointed Pedro Liberal senior consultant. Liberal joins TZMI following 14 years in the ceramic industry with Torrecid Group, bringing extensive experience in the mineral sands industry, particularly in the zircon…

David Baumstark has taken over the role as president of Archway Sales. Over the past several years, Baumstark held the leading management role within Archway's marketing and strategy committees while directing all of the company's sales effo…

Michelman has hired Steven Wong as managing director of Asia Pacific. He will be responsible for managing Michelman’s Asian strategy across all of Michelman’s industry segments in accordance with the company’s global strategy.
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Specialty Polymers Inc. has hired Kelly Kane to be the company’s new director of operations. Kane will be responsible for overseeing the company’s production sites in Woodburn and Chester, S.C. His responsibilities cover all facets of the…

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has appointed Vincent Hebert to the position of product manager - Powder Flow Tester (PFT), assuming responsibility for sales of the PFT in the Americas and coordinating worldwide sales with Brookfield’s inte…

Charles DiComo joined Archway Sales, Inc. as a technical sales representative for the Northeast Region. DiComo has more than 12 years’ experience in sales. He will be responsible for growing sales in the southern New York and New Jersey area.…

AkzoNobel has announced a number of personnel changes in its governance structure. Two new supervisory board members will be nominated for election by shareholders at the 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders, while Rob Frohn, board of manageme…

Emerald Specialties, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, has named Michael Head as senior silicones chemist.In this position, Head will be responsible for supporting technical needs related to growth in the company’s Masil special…

Doug Sharp has been appointed president and CEO of Sartomer, photocure resins business unit of Arkema. He most recently served as regional group president of Arkema’s Altuglas International PMMA and methacrylates businesses in the Americas.
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Charles DiComo has joined Archway Sales, Inc. as a technical sales representative for the Northeast region. He has over 12 years’ experience in sales. He will be responsible for growing sales in the southern New York and New Jersey area.…

Emerald Polymer Additives, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, has named William Broadhurst as general manager of its polymer additives and nitrile latex product lines. In this role, Broadhurst will lead the two businesses and will be respon…